The trailer has arrived for the upcoming political drama -- which was developed by "The Social Network" director David Fincher and stars Kevin Spacey -- that is set to stream online for Netflix subscribers Feb. 1. The first season's 13 episodes will premiere on the same day. Fincher served as executive producer, and directed the first two episodes.

Based on the 1990 BBC miniseries, the series follows Francis Underwood, the charismatic and power-hungry chief whip of the House of Representatives. His allies, for now, include his wife (Robin Wright) and a Washington Herald newspaper reporter (Kate Mara). You might have been expecting the Washington Globe ("State of Play" and "Political Animals"), or the Washington Probe ("Thank You For Smoking").

"House of Cards" has a budget of close to $4 million per episode; each episode of the hit series "Mad Men" costs between $2 million and $2.5 million. The first two seasons' worth of episodes cost Netflix about $100 million, according to the Hollywood Reporter.